Stunning ceremony marks BRAVE opening

HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Representative  of  HM the King for Charity Works, the National Security Adviser and the President of the Supreme Council  of  Youth and Sports underscored that Bahrain has become an incubator for MMA at the international level thanks to the successes the Kingdom have achieved through this event which is taking place in the Kingdom for the third year in a row. 

HH Shaikh Nasser’s statement came during his inauguration of the BRAVE International Combat Week in the presence of HH Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, First Deputy President of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports and President of Bahrain Olympic Committee and HH Shaikh Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa,  HH Shaikh  Faisal bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Deputy President of  the Supreme Council For Environment and Head of the Coordination, Follow-up and Implementation Committee in the Supreme Council of Youth and Sports, Kerrith Brown, President of the International Mixed Martial Arts Federation, Aymen Al Moayed, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs and many VIPs as well as senior officials. 

“Bahrain has achieved many accomplishments in the MMA sport thanks to the support exerted to it by HM King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, thanks to which the Kingdom is occupying a leading position in the MMA at the international level,” HH Shaikh Nasser said. 

“I would like also to praise HH Shaikh Khalid’s exceptional efforts that have allowed this sport to accomplish a lot of achievements,” HH Shaikh Nasser added, also valuing the contributions of Bahrain Combat Sports Council under the chairmanship of HH Shaikh Salman bin Mohammed Al Khalifa.